Will the 49ers take a mighty first-round swing?

The clock is ticking. What will the 49ers do with the No. 30 pick in the first round?

One draft analyst has an idea of the first-round strategy San Francisco will employ tonight and it doesn’t involve playing it safe.

CBS Sports’ Rob Rang can see the 49ers taking a mighty swing for the fences, assuming Georgia Tech wide receiver Stephen Hill or Midwestern State guard Amini Silatolu is still on the board late in the first round.

Why Hill or Silatolu? Two reasons. For starters, the 49ers have a well-stocked roster and their season won’t be in peril if they don’t get an immediate impact from their first-round pick.

Secondly, the 49ers clearly have confidence in their coaching staff to polish raw players, a category under which Hill (49 college receptions) and Silatolu (Lone Star Conference pedigree) qualify.

Last year, in a lockout-shortened offseason, the 49ers coached up fullback Bruce Miller, a college defensive end, and cornerback Chris Culliver, primarily a safety in college. Both became key rookie contributors on a 13-3 team.

“For San Francisco, specifically, I like Stephen Hill,” Rang said. “I’m very intrigued by him in that offense. To me, the pure size, athleticism component that Stephen Hill presents I think has got to be really intriguing to them … I think the San Francisco coaching staff is feeling pretty confident that they can teach their system to guys, and justifiably so.”

And Rang on Silatolu: “It’s really similar to the wide receiver conversation. For the 49ers, I think Silatolu is very intriguing because he has the talent level to be a Pro-Bowl kind of a player. At the same time, there is some boom-or-bust factor there.”

In many ways, Hill and Silatolu would mirror last year’s pick of Aldon Smith, who inspired plenty of puzzled looks when he left Missouri after an injury marred sophomore season.

Of course, it’s the NFL draft and surprises abound.

After all, plenty of mock drafts have the 49ers selecting Wisconsin guard Kevin Zeitler, the antithesis of a swing-for-the-fences pick.

Said Rang of Zeitler: “I think he’s arguably the safest player that no one seems to be talking about as a first-round guy.”